Jan Brittin

Jan Brittin
MBE
Personal information
Full nameJanette Ann Brittin
Born(1959-07-04)4 July 1959
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died11 September 2017(2017-09-11) (aged 58)
Sussex, England
BattingRight-hand
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 82)16 June 1979 v West Indies
Last Test21 August 1998 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 25)6 June 1979 v West Indies
Last ODI18 July 1998 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978–1980Sussex
1981–1997Surrey
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 27 63 43 135
Runs scored 1,935 2,120 2,878 4,905
Batting average 49.61 42.42 43.60 46.71
100s/50s 5/11 5/8 7/16 6/29
Top score 167 138* 167 138*
Balls bowled 1,188 296 1,902 1,191
Wickets 9 8 28 33
Bowling average 46.11 23.75 26.71 20.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/15 3/16 4/16 3/5
Catches/stumpings 12/– 26/- 23/- 62/-
Source: CricketArchive, 28 February 2021

Janette Ann Brittin MBE (4 July 1959 – 11 September 2017), known as Jan Brittin, was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in 27 Tests and 63 ODIs for England between 1979 and 1998. She played domestic cricket for Sussex and Surrey.

One of England's most successful batters, her total of 1,935 runs is a Test record, as are her five Test centuries. She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for England. Brittin holds the record for taking the most catches, 19, in Women's Cricket World Cup history.

As a child, Brittin lived in Chessington, Surrey. She represented English schools at athletics, and later became a rare triple international, in indoor hockey and indoor cricket as well as cricket. She was well known for her feats of athleticism on the cricket field; her England team-mate Enid Bakewell has said that "One of the reasons they changed from playing in skirts to trousers was JB’s diving stops!"

After retiring from the game in 1998 she became a teacher, but also coached at Surrey County Cricket Club. She died of cancer aged 58. In July 2019, Surrey County Cricket Club named a room in the members' pavilion in her honour. In November 2021, she was inducted to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

International centuries

Test centuries

Jan Brittin's Test centuries
# Runs Match Opponents City/Country Venue Year
1 144* 4  New Zealand England Leeds, England Headingley 1984
2 112 7  Australia Australia Perth, Australia WACA Ground 1984
3 125 13  India England Worcester, England New Road 1986
4 146 25  Australia England Guildford, England The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road 1998
5 167 26  Australia England Harrogate, England St George's Road Cricket Ground 1998

One Day International centuries

Jan Brittin's One Day International centuries
# Runs Match Opponents City/Country Venue Year
1 138* 4 International XI New Zealand Hamilton, New Zealand Seddon Park 1982
2 101 14  New Zealand England Hastings, England Priory Meadow 1984
3 104 38  Denmark England Banstead, England Recreation Ground 1993
4 100 41  India England Finchampstead, England Memorial Ground 1993
5 138 55  Pakistan India Vijayawada, India Indira Gandhi Stadium 1997

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